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In the pipeline: Stankowski, S. et al. Toward the integration of speciation research. In review Lackey, A.C.R., Scordato, E.S.C., Keagy, J., Tinghitella, R.M., Heathcote, R. J. The role of mate competition in speciation and divergence: a systematic review. In revision Broyles, G.B., Myers, B.M., Friedman, N.R., Gawin, D.G.F., Mohd-Taib, F.S., Sahlan, P.G., Seneviratne, S.S., de Silva, N.C.G., Thakshila, M.L.T., Hund, A.K.H, Scordato, E.S.C. Habitat fragmentation enhances population differentiation and contributes to evolutionarily labile dispersal behavior in a vagile swallow clade. In press, Evolution Toews, D.P.L. and Scordato, E.S.C. Speciation and Adaptation in Birds. In press. Invited book chapter to edited volume New Perspectives in Ornithology, eds. S. Edwards and M. Reed. 2022 Turbek, S.P., Schield, D.R., Scordato, E.S.C., Contina, A., Da, X., Liu, Y. Yu, L., Pagani-Nunez, E., Ren, Q., Smith, C.C.R., Stricker, C., Wunder, M.B., Zonana, D., Safran, R.J. (2022) A migratory divide spanning two continents is associated with genomic and ecological divergence. Evolution 76: 722-736 2021 Schield, D. R., Scordato, E.S.C., Smith, C.C.R., Carter, J.K., Cherkaoui, I., Gomboobaatar, S., Hajib, S., Hanane, S., Hund, A.K., Koyama, K., Liang, W., Liu, Y., Magri, N., Pagani-Nunez, E., Rubtsov, A., Sheta, B., Turbek, S., Vortman, Y., Wilkins, M.R., Yu, Li, Safran, R.J. (2022) Sex-linked genetic diversity and differentiation in a globally distributed avian species complex. Molecular Ecology 30: 2313-2332 Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Lee, M-B., Xing, X., Pan, X., Liu, Y., Safran, R.J., Pagani-Nunez, E. (2021) The impact of urbanization on body mass of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica. Ecology and Evolution 11:612–625. 2020 Scordato, E.S.C., Smith, C.C.R, Semenov, G, Liu, Y., Wilkins, M.R., Liang, W.,Gomboobaatar, S., Rubtsov, A.I., Koyama, K., Wunder, M.B., Stricker, C., Safran, R.J. (2019) Migratory divides coincide with species barriers across replicated avian hybrid zones above the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology Letters. 23: 231-241 PDF Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Zhang, Z., Evans, M.R., Safran, R.J. Phenotype variation in barn swallows Hirundo rustica across China. (2020), Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society. 131:319-331. 2019 Safran, R.J., Levin, I.I., Fosdick, B.K., McDermott, M.T., Semenov, G.А., Hund, A.K., Scordato, E.S.C. and Turbek, S.P. (2019) Using Networks to Connect Individual-Level Reproductive Behavior to Population Patterns. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. PDF 2018 Smith, C.C.R, Scordato, E.S.C., Taylor, S.A., Tittes, S., Vergara, D. (2018) Book Review: Molecular Population Genetics by Matthew Hahn. Molecular Ecology 27: 4976-4977 *all authors contributed equally Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Male competition drives song divergence along an ecological gradient in an avian ring species. Evolution. 72: 2360–2377 PDF Smith, C.C.R, Flaxman, S.M., Scordato E.S.C., Kane, N.C., Hund, A.K., Sheta, B.M., Safran, R.J. Barn swallow demographic inference using approximate Bayesian computation and whole genome data shows signal for founder event during the Holocene. Molecular Ecology. 27: 4200-4212. PDF Hund, A.K., Churchill, A., Faist, A., Havrilla, C., Love Stowell, S., McCreery, H., Ng, J., Pinzone, C., Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Transforming Mentorship in STEM by Training Scientists to be Better Leaders. Ecology & Evolution. 8:9962-9974. PDF Fitzpatrick, C.L., Mendelson, T.C., Rodriguez, R.L., Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C., Servedio, M.R., Stern, C.A., Symes, L.B., and Kopp, M. (2018) Theory meets empiry: a citation network analysis. In Press, BioScience. 68:805-812. PDF Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R.J., and Evans, M.R. Ventral plumage colour is under sexual selection in a Northeastern Chinese barn swallow (Hirundo rustica gutturalis) population. (2018) Journal of Ornithology 159:675-685. PDF Tinghitella, R.M., Lackey, A.C.R., Martin, M.D., Dijkstra, P.D., Drury, J.P., Heathcote, R.J.P., Keagy, J., Scordato, E.S.C., Tyers, A.M. A major player need not be the only player in speciation: a response to comments on Tinghitella et al. (2018) Behavioral Ecology 29: 802:803 PDF Wilkins M.R., Scordato E.S.C., Semenov, G., Karaardıç H., Shizuka, D., Rubtsov, A., Pap P., Shen S., Safran R.J. Patterns of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Song Divergence at Continental and Global Scales. (2018), Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 123:824-849 PDF Kopp, M.*, Servedio, M.S.*, Mendelson, T.C., Safran, R.J., Rodriguez, R.L., Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L.B., Balakrishnan, C.N., Hauber, M.E., Zonana, D.M., van Doorn, S. Mechanisms of assortative mating in speciation: connecting theory and empirical research. (2018) The American Naturalist *co-first authors PDF Tinghitella, R.M.,* Lackey, A.C.R., * Martin, M.,* Dijkstra, P.D., Drury, J.P., Heathcote, R., Keagy, J., Scordato, E.S.C., and Tyers. A.M. On the role of male competition in speciation: A review and research agenda. (2018) Behavioral Ecology. 29: 783-797. Invited Review *co-first authors PDF 2017 Scordato, E.S.C., Wilkins, M.R., Semenov, G., Rubtsov, A.S., Kane, N.K, Safran, R.J. Genomic variation across two barn swallow hybrid zones reveals traits associated with divergence in sympatry and allopatry. (2017) Molecular Ecology PDF Scordato, E.S.C. Geographic variation in male territory defense strategies in an avian ring species. (2017) Animal Behaviour, 126:153-162. PDF Turbek, S.P., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R.J. The role of seasonal migration in reproductive isolation. In Press, Trends in Ecology and Evolution PDF Semenov, G., Scordato, E.S.C., Khadayrov, D., Smith, C.C.R., Kane, N.C., Safran, R.J. Effects of assortative mate choice on the genomic and morphological structure of a contact zone between two bird subspecies. (2017) Molecular Ecology PDF 2016 Scordato, E.S.C. and Safran R.J. Evolutionary genetics: small genomic regions make a big impact. (2016) Current Biology, 26: R1155–R1157. PDF Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C, Wilkins, M.R., Hubbard, J., Jenkins, B., Albrecht, T., Flaxman, S., Karaardic, H., Vortman, Y., Lotem, A., Nosil, P., Pap, P., Shen, S-F., Chan, S-F., Parchman, T., Kane, N. (2016) Genome-wide differentiation in closely related populations: the roles of selection and geographic isolation. Molecular Ecology. 16: 3865-3883. PDF 2015 Toews, D. P. L, Campagna, L., Taylor, S. A., Balakrishnan, C. N., Baldassarre, D. T., Deane-Coe, P. E., Harvey, M. G., Hooper, D. M., Irwin, D. E., Judy, C. D., Mason, N.A., McCormack, J. E., McCracken, K. G., Oliveros, C. H., Safran, R. J., Scordato, E.S.C., Stryjewski, K. F., Tigano, A., Uy, J. A. C., and Winger. B. (2015) Genomic approaches to understanding the early stages of population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk. 133:13-30. PDF 2014 Scordato, E.S.C. and Safran, R.J. (2014) Sexual selection and speciation in the barn swallow. Avian Research 5: 8-21. PDF Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L.B., Mendelson, T.C., and Safran, R. J. (2014) The role of ecology in speciation by sexual selection: a systematic empirical review. Journal of Heredity. 105: 785-794. (invited submission to special issue on speciation) PDF Scordato, E.S.C., and Kardish, M.R.* (2014) Prevalence and beta diversity in avian malaria: host species is a better predictor than geography. Journal of Animal Ecology. 83: 1387-1397. PDF *Undergraduate co-author Alcaide, M, Scordato, E.S.C., Price, T.D., and Irwin, D. E. (2014) Genomic divergence in a ring. Nature. 511: 83-85. PDF 2013 Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C., Mendelson, T.C., Symes, L.B., and Rodriguez, R.L. (2013) Contributions of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of premating reproductive isolation: a research agenda. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28: 643-650. PDF 2012 Safran, R., Flaxman, S., Kopp, M., Irwin, D., Evans, M.R., Funk, C.W., Gray, D.E., Hebets, E., Seddon, N., Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L., Toews, D., and Uy, J.A.C. (2012) Metrics of phenotypic distance to estimate and compare trait differences among closely related populations. Current Zoology. PDF Scordato, E.S.C., Bontrager, A.L, and Price, T.D. (2012) Cross-generational effects of climate change on the expression of a sexually selected trait. Current Biology. 22: 78-82. PDF Faculty of 1000 selection - Dispatch 2007-2009 Starling, A., Charpentier, M.J.E., Fitzpatrick, C.L., Scordato, E.S., and Drea, C.M. (2009) Seasonality, sociality, and reproduction: Long-term stressors of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Hormones and Behavior. 57: 76-85. PDF Drea, C.M. and Scordato, E.S. (2008) Olfactory communication in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta): Form and function of multimodal signals. Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11. Ed. by Beynon, R.J., Hurst, J.L., Roberts, S.C, and Wyatt T. Springer: New York. PDF Scordato, E.S., Dubay, G.R, and Drea, C.M. (2007) Chemical composition of scent marks in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta): glandular differences, individual signatures, and seasonal variation. Chemical Senses. 32: 493-504. PDF Scordato, E.S. and Drea, C.M. (2007) Scents and sensibility: information content of olfactory signals in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta). Animal Behaviour. 73: 301-314. PDF |